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The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record
The Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs, will host its first event in May. One “enhanced” former Olympic swimmer has already [...]
What is Lunar Regolith? (Grades 5-8)
5 Min Read What is Lunar Regolith? (Grades 5-8) This article is for students grades 5-8. The surface of the Moon is covered in a thick [...]
Trump Cuts Are Killing a Tiny Office That Keeps Measurements of the World Accurate
A tiny but crucial agency that maintains physical coordinates like latitude and longitude in the US is struggling as the Trump administration forces out federal [...]
New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station
On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well adapted to conditions there.Read [...]
What Is the International Space Station? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8. The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It serves as a home where crews [...]
NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio
Astronaut Anne McClain is pictured on May 1, 2025, near one of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers [...]
Let’s Bake a Cosmic Cake!
6 min read Let’s Bake a Cosmic Cake! To celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman — NASA’s first chief [...]
A Baby Received a Custom Crispr Treatment in Record Time
Scientists were able to create a bespoke treatment for KJ Muldoon’s rare genetic disorder within six months. It could be a blueprint for potentially life-saving, [...]